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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you value overall sound quality, comfort, and active noise canceling, and are willing to pay a premium, the Sennheiser Momentum 4 is an excellent choice, especially for long listening sessions, air travel, and music enjoyment. They offer wireless convenience with low latency for gaming and TV, a long battery life, and are sweatproof, but may not be the best for exercise due to their size. On the other hand, if you're looking for a budget-friendly option primarily for casual listening without the need for wireless connectivity or noise cancelation, the Sony MDR-ZX110 is a straightforward choice that's more portable and potentially better for on-the-go use in less noisy environments. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum 4
Excellent for gaming
Very good for TV and video
Very good for air travel
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Sony MDR-ZX110
The Sony MDR-ZX110 has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser Momentum 4.
Key differences
Gaming
9.0/10
5.9/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is excellent for gaming, while the Sony MDR-ZX110 is poor.
Phone Calls
6.8/10
3.0/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is only fair for phone calls, while the Sony MDR-ZX110 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
8.2/10
4.3/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Sony MDR-ZX110 is poor.
TV and Video
8.9/10
6.9/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is very good for TV and video, while the Sony MDR-ZX110 is only fair.
Noise Reduction
9.1/10
5.3/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is excellent for noise reduction, while the Sony MDR-ZX110 is poor.
Battery
59.0 Hours
N/A
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 has 59 hours of battery life. The Sony MDR-ZX110 does not have a battery.
Cost
$250
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The Sennheiser Momentum 4 has a price of $250 and the Sony MDR-ZX110 costs $10.
Build Quality
9.0/10
6.0/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 has excellent build quality, while the Sony MDR-ZX110 has only fair build quality.
"If you're looking for a slightly more affordable set of ANC headphones in comparison to the Bose or Sony offerings: the Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless is not a bad way to go. While its ANC is technically behind the other top-tier headphones, its sound quality is ahead of the pack—as is its battery life. Not bad for $350 USD."
"My opinion about Sony MDR ZX110 is they are the best budget headphones of Sony with top-class sound. Clear vocals, great bass, and balanced sound with low sound distortion. The treble could be sharper, but it's ok. 30 mm neodymium dynamic drivers give clear and precise audio, and an inline remote with a mic give decent call quality. Closed-Back Design also helps to improve sound performance."
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About Sennheiser
A family-owned company, Sennheiser is a German, high fidelity, audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1945. Their consumer audio division is now owned by the Swiss hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturer Sonova. Sennheiser offers a wide variety of, very high quality, audio equipment solutions, from headphones to earbuds, full sets of monitoring speakers, amplifiers and microphones. They also make what is widely regarded as the best, and most expensive, headphones in existence, the HE-1 Orpheus, costing a whopping $59,000 dollars.
About Sony
Sony is a multinational corporation, based out of Japan, with over 75 years of experience in the consumer electronics industry. In the audio market, Sony has been a trendsetter several times throughout its history. In 1979 they released the first-ever portable music player, the Sony Walkman, followed by the Discman 20 years later. Today, Sony is one of the leaders in the wireless headphone and earbud market, especially in terms of Active Noise Cancellation technology.
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